Ship&Offshore | Issue 03/2023
AiP for LNG-fuelled VLCC design
Holistic approach | ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Deltamarin and GTT for a VLCC designed to operate on LNG. The dual-fuel vessel has been developed with a 12,500m3 GTT membrane-type LNG tank on deck to store the fuel at atmospheric pressure. The Finland-based ship design firm and French cargo containment specialist adopted a holistic approach to assess overall efficiency and ship optimisation over specific routes. They investigated hull form, propulsion, containment system, and power plant configuration....